Shop Direct continued to make strides as the UK’s second largest online retailer in the third quarter, however regulatory costs linked to PPI claims has pushed the parent company of Very.co.uk into the red.

​Sanpower, the giant Chinese conglomerate that’s selling a large chunk of its House of Fraser stake, has revealed a new industry strategy and named luxury specialist Guy Salter Chairman of its New Retail business.

H&M Group’s new fashion brand Nyden is making a strong case for celebrity collaborations, having announced three over the last week. The latest collaborator to be announced is English pop star Dua Lipa.

Aries, Nabil Nayal, and Teija are the trio of newcomers who will have a share of the £380,000 that is available in grants from this year's BFC Fashion Trust, as well tapping into a major mentoring programme.

Early last year, a little known American trade association filed a petition with the U.S. Trade Representative -- pitting the world’s largest economy against Rwanda over an unlikely U.S. export: cast-off clothes.

British retail sales jumped by the most in one-and-a-half years in April, official figures showed on Thursday as consumers returned to the shops after a snowy start to 2018 that weighed on the overall economy.